Worth stopping for
The Arches Provincial Park
Getting here
To The Arches Provincial Park from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at The Arches Provincial Park, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:36 am | 8:13 am | 4:45 pm | 5:22 pm |
| Feb | 6:58 am | 7:32 am | 5:37 pm | 6:10 pm |
| Mar | 7:03 am | 7:35 am | 7:24 pm | 7:56 pm |
| Apr | 5:54 am | 6:28 am | 8:13 pm | 8:47 pm |
| May | 4:55 am | 5:34 am | 8:58 pm | 9:38 pm |
| Jun | 4:25 am | 5:09 am | 9:31 pm | 10:16 pm |
| Jul | 4:44 am | 5:27 am | 9:25 pm | 10:08 pm |
| Aug | 5:33 am | 6:09 am | 8:41 pm | 9:17 pm |
| Sep | 6:22 am | 6:55 am | 7:36 pm | 8:08 pm |
| Oct | 7:08 am | 7:41 am | 6:30 pm | 7:03 pm |
| Nov | 6:58 am | 7:33 am | 4:37 pm | 5:13 pm |
| Dec | 7:34 am | 8:13 am | 4:18 pm | 4:57 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon: light enough to see and shoot by. The weather line at the top has today's.
On the way to…
Sea-carved limestone arches in the surf right beside Route 430. The map holds the park as a reserve and names the rock formation. A ten-minute leg-stretch. ParksNL lists it as day use; keep back from the sea.
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Port aux Basques → Port au Choix →
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Port aux Basques → St. Barbe ferry →
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Port aux Basques → Roddickton →
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Port aux Basques → L'Anse aux Meadows →
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Argentia → L'Anse aux Meadows →
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Fortune → L'Anse aux Meadows →
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Mapped as nature reserve in OpenStreetMap.
While you're stopped here: Shallow Bay beach (21.7 km away)
From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2011-12-14). Listed, not recommended. How we measure
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